Top 5 Open-Source Alternatives to Direct Folders

Product categories

App Launcher Bookmarks LMS Mac Note Taking OS & Utilities Productivity Windows Tools

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Direct Folders are Keypirinha, dmenu, and Quicksilver. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.

Keypirinha Landing Page
1

Keypirinha

A lightning fast and flexible keystroke launcher for Windows. No installation required (portable).
Pricing:
- Open Source
#App Launcher #Mac #Windows Tools 32 social mentions
dmenu Landing Page
2

dmenu

dmenu is a dynamic menu for X, originally designed for dwm.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Mac #Productivity #App Launcher 22 social mentions
Quicksilver Landing Page
3

Quicksilver

Quicksilver is a fast and free Mac OS X productivity application that gives you the power to control your Mac quickly and elegantly. Quicksilver learns your habits, making your everyday chores simple and efficient.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#App Launcher #Windows Tools #Mac 13 social mentions
PortableApps.com Landing Page
4

PortableApps.com

PortableApps.com is a website offering many free, commonly used Windows applications that have been...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Note Taking #LMS #Bookmarks 149 social mentions
Classic Shell Landing Page
5

Classic Shell

Classic Shell was developed for Windows 8 since that was the first version of the popular operating system to forgo the iconic Start menu.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#OS & Utilities #Note Taking #LMS 18 social mentions